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Trying to install Garuda on Surface Pro 5 (feddit.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Noerknhar@feddit.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Only thing that happens is that I get a black screen. Not sure what's happening, no error, nothing.

Disabled secure boot and stuff in UEFI.

Any suggestions? I feel stupid.

Edit: I'll leave it here for whomever might come next: use Ventoy to create the USB, not Rufus, and then boot in grub2 option. It's installing now, at least. Let's see...

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the issue. There are all kinds of special steps needed because of various issues.

Skip Garuda and go for a distro that is known to work well on Surface like Fedora, Arch, or Mint.